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Explained: How bad news keeps piling up for Donald Trump ahead of 2024 polls
•Donald Trump had hoped to ride the Republican 'red wave' during the midterm elections, but instead has been left high and dry after the majority of the candidates he supported were defeated
Explained: A timeline of Producers Guild vs Times Now civil suit as both parties settle
Fp Staff •Producers Guild of India and Times Now shared a joint statement today on the settlement of the case against the news channel for "defamatory remarks" against film industry.
Fake TRP case: ED files complaint under PMLA, likely to summon officials of Republic TV and other accused
•The ED will probe if fake TRPs were generated and if the money earned through this was used to generate illegal funds and create illegitimate assets
Delhi HC seeks media outlets' response to Bollywood producers lawsuit; next hearing slated for 14 December
•The Delhi HC also asked the media outlets to ensure that no defamatory content is uploaded on social media platforms or displayed on their channels.
Mumbai Police files FIR against Republic TV staff for 'incitement to disaffection' among cops
•Republic TV termed it as an "assault on media rights" and said it will fight every "strongarm tactic"
Anatomy of a rumour: An analysis of social media content surrounding Sushant Singh Rajput's death
Syeda_ankur_himani_anmol_joyojeet •While social media may have facilitated certain kinds of virality and speed with which the narratives have changed, the Sushant Singh Rajput case and its victims are a reminder of ways in which the patriarchy is alive and well, and always readying its blades for the next execution.
Bollywood is capable of healing and strengthening itself, writes Prasoon Joshi
Pjoshi •Today, questions have arisen about the increasingly unsavoury aspects of the film industry and in particular, Bollywood. Some are pleased that the feet of clay are revealed whilst others piqued that the Film Industry is treated as a soft target, a means of distraction from broader issues. Let's understand more intricately why Cinema related issues have become increasingly polemical.
Missouri Senate passes bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy; no exceptions for rape, incest cases
•Missouri's Republican-led Senate has now passed a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. Senators approved the legislation 24-10 early Thursday with just hours left before a Friday deadline to pass bills
'Must preserve ethics of Constitution,' ex-president Pranab Mukherjee sends Republic Day message
•A day after his name was announced for the Bharat Ratna award, former president Pranab Mukherjee called upon countrymen to strive to protect and preserve the foundational ethics of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity as enshrined in the Constitution.
India's road to Republic: When judiciary had to draw the line which shaped the Constitution
Ajay Kumar •India had become a sovereign republic with a constitution of her own and the minute the Constitution came into effect, the Government realised, that it needed amendment.